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7:52pm, 1st August, 2019

Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them greater control

Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights record.

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

7:15pm, 26th April, 2019

World

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

The U.S. State Department on Friday said American citizens should reconsider travel to Sri Lanka due to the threat of terrorism after more than 250 people were killed in suicide bombings on Sunday.

Exclusive: Only 6 percent of those subject to Trump travel ban granted U.S. waivers

5:54am, 5th April, 2019

US

Exclusive: Only 6 percent of those subject to Trump travel ban granted U.S. waivers

The U.S. government granted waivers to just 6 percent of visa applicants subject to its travel ban on a handful of countries during the first 11 months of the ban, new data reviewed by Reuters shows.

Judge sets gun, travel limits for Felicity Huffman, other parents in U.S. college scam

2:45pm, 3rd April, 2019

Entertainment

Judge sets gun, travel limits for Felicity Huffman, other parents in U.S. college scam

A U.S. judge on Wednesday told parents charged in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, to limit their international travel and remove any guns from their homes as they await t...

U.S.'s Lighthizer, Mnuchin to travel to China for trade talks: White House

12:34pm, 23rd March, 2019

Business

U.S.'s Lighthizer, Mnuchin to travel to China for trade talks: White House

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for the latest round of high-level trade talks scheduled to start on March 28, the White House said in a statement on Saturday.

Chemicals leak at Houston-area petrochem fire prompts new travel restrictions

2:04pm, 22nd March, 2019

US

Chemicals leak at Houston-area petrochem fire prompts new travel restrictions

An earthen barrier holding chemicals that leaked from a massive petrochemical fire outside Houston breached on Friday, prompting restrictions on travel around the site, part of the busiest U.S. oil export port.

U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data

5:15pm, 26th February, 2019

US

U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data

The U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tu...

Travel ticket agents Amadeus and Sabre face EU antitrust investigation

8:33am, 23rd November, 2018

Business

Travel ticket agents Amadeus and Sabre face EU antitrust investigation

Electronic travel services companies Amadeus and Sabre are being investigated by the EU over contract terms that the bloc's antitrust watchdog says could prevent airlines and travel agents from switching to rival ticket agents.

No-deal Brexit risks travel chaos, nightmare at airports: IATA

10:38am, 24th October, 2018

World

No-deal Brexit risks travel chaos, nightmare at airports: IATA

A no-deal Brexit could wreak chaos for travelers and a nightmare at airports, global airline industry body IATA warned, calling on British and European Union aviation authorities to put in place a plan to avoid such a worst-case scenario.

UBS warns staff over China travel after banker held in Beijing: source

3:33am, 20th October, 2018

Business

UBS warns staff over China travel after banker held in Beijing: source

Swiss bank UBS Group AG. has asked its China wealth management staff to reconsider their travel plans to the country after authorities there asked one of its bankers to delay her departure from Beijing to meet with local officials, a person familiar...

U.S. Interior Department watchdog faults Zinke's travel practices: Washington Post

9:31pm, 18th October, 2018

Politics

U.S. Interior Department watchdog faults Zinke's travel practices: Washington Post

Sending a security detail to protect Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his wife on a vacation to Turkey and Greece cost taxpayers more than $25,000, the U.S. Interior Department's watchdog agency has said, according to the Washington Post.

Trump plans travel push to stave off 'blue wave' in House races

11:51am, 3rd October, 2018

US

Trump plans travel push to stave off 'blue wave' in House races

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit six states over the next 10 days to energize his supporters to turn out for Republicans in tight races for the House of Representatives in upcoming congressional elections, according to a White House memo.

U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks

1:51am, 20th July, 2018

World

U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday.

China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

3:55am, 3rd July, 2018

World

China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.

U.S. top court upholds Trump travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

8:01pm, 26th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. top court upholds Trump travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstit...

Supreme court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

10:42am, 26th June, 2018

Politics

Supreme court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstit...

U.S. top court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

10:07am, 26th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. top court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the idea that it represented unconstitutio...

Supreme Court poised to rule on Trump travel ban, other cases

7:58am, 24th June, 2018

Politics

Supreme Court poised to rule on Trump travel ban, other cases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, winding down its nine-month term, will issue rulings this week in its few remaining cases including a major one on the legality of President Donald Trump's ban on people from five Muslim-majority na...